A graduate of Selinsgrove High School in Pennsylvania, Jim graduated from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science and later became a certified public accountant working for PricewatershouseCoopers. After a while, Jim decided to pursue an acting career and trained at the Actor's Conservatory in New York City.

Jim's television credits include a role on Pacific Blue, as well as guest roles on Ally McBeal, Charmed, and The Agency. He also had a role in the film Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles and The Last Gasp.